In the news today: A new watchdog report finds that officials knew in advance that Congress itself was the “target” of Jan. 6 insurrectionists. The Republican
Category: Politics
Powerful Republican Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Texas House seat
Republican Rep. Kevin Brady, who serves as top Republican on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, announced Wednesday that he would not seek a
Texas senator’s big ‘gotcha’ moment in DOJ confirmation hearing made him a laughingstock
President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. assistant attorney general began going through the very partisan vetting process of a Senate committee hearing Wednesday. Kristen Clarke will
Immigrant workers in New Jersey are on hunger strikes to demand state leaders act on pandemic relief
Karina Silvotti, an essential worker in New Jersey, said she’s “worried night and day” about what would happen if she gets sick while on the job
Watch 10-year-old politely eviscerate Texas Republicans over anti-trans bills
As states continue to push anti-trans legislation amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen parents go viral for stepping up and speaking on behalf of their
A progressive landslide in Wisconsin shows how badly GOP attacks on school reopenings have failed
On April 6, progressives got a big boost when Jill Underly easily defeated Deb Kerr in the battle for Wisconsin’s superintendent of public instruction by
‘That is not how this works’: Jen Psaki swats down factually incorrect question about abortion
It is Wednesday, and today’s White House briefing was dominated by questions concerning national security. White House press secretary Jen Psaki fielded queries about President Biden’s announcement that
Forensic pathologist named in lawsuit for his medical opinion is best Chauvin defense can do
As problematic as the defense’s expert witness is in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—and he is problematic—the doctor still couldn’t manage to
South Dakota’s Republican governor wants asylum-seekers to know they’re really, really not welcome
It seems like Republican South Dakota governor and noted COVID-19 superspreader Kristi Noem wants unaccompanied children and other asylum-seekers to know that they’re not welcome in
Cartoon: Unaccompanied minor
The surge in unaccompanied minors from Central America arriving at the US-Mexico border is heartbreaking. The US should stand up and accept refugees fleeing oppression